ENROLMENT in computerised accounting courses that use Mind Your Own Business (MYOB) software has rapidly increased in the past two years, industry experts in Yangon said last week.

MYOB was founded in Australia in 1991 to develop computer software aimed at helping business owners manage their business accounts.

Ma Lai Lai Win, the operations manager of KMD computer centre in Kyauktada township, said enrolment in their courses has skyrocketed since 2004.

“In 2004, we had 302 students in our Level Two MYOB course, while in 2006 we had 2477,” she said. “Enrolment in the Level Three course jumped from 350 in 2005 to 629 in 2006.”

Level Two courses deal with topics such as company data files, charts of account, cash books, ledgers, inventory, and report and file maintenance.
Level Three courses include lessons on company accounts, track profitability, multi-currency transactions and debtor management.

Ma Lai Lai Win said those who finish KMD courses get a certificate of completion recognised in Myanmar, but added that certificates issued from the United Kingdom are available by taking MYOB exams administered by the British Council.

“If we have at least 20 students who have taken our courses and who want a certificate from the UK, we can arrange for the British Council to give the exam,” she said.

Daw Mya Mya Zan, the chief accounting manager at MCC computer centre in Pabedan township, said MYOB courses are becoming favoured among students even though there is plenty of local accounting software on the market in Yangon.

“MYOB is popular because students can get a certificate from the UK, which will make it easier for them to get jobs overseas,” she said.